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Spicy Potatoes

Baby Potatoes

Baby potatoes are much tastier than their adult counterparts. When coupled with some spicy, tangy ingredients they can render a very classic taste. Spicy potatoes, can either be had like a side dish or can be served like a chaat.

Ingredients :

• 10 baby potatoes
• 1 cup pudina leaves
• 1 green chilly
• A small piece of ginger
• 2 teaspoon dhania seeds
• 1 teaspoon jeera seeds
• Pinch of white salt, black salt and black pepper
• 1/2 lemon
• Finely chopped Coriander leaves to garnish

Procedure :

1. Grind the following ingredients into a paste :

• Pudina leaves
• Green Chilly
• Ginger piece

1. Dry roast jeera and dhania seeds. Crush them into a powder.
2. Boil baby potatoes. Cool and peel off their skin.
3. Heat oil. Add pudina paste and saute. Now add the boiled baby potatoes and mix well.
4. Add the roasted jeera-dhania powder, black pepper, black salt and salt. Stir till masala coats the potatoes.
5. Now turn off the heat and squeeze some lime juice on the potatoes. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Please NOTE :

Its important to allow boiled potatoes to cool off naturally. If you place them under running water they tend to get soggy.